Advanced Pieces for Trumpet

The first movement is called Fantasy, for no particular reason, other than gratitude for being alive! In the second movement, Meditation/Elegy, the slow, 'dirge' theme reflects not only the somber asp...

The Three Etudes for Solo Trumpet were inspired by study of Arnold Schönberg's string quartets. Karyokinesis refers to the division of the nucleus in single-cell reproduction, the opening five-note g...

The Three Etudes for Solo Trumpet were inspired by study of Arnold Schönberg's string quartets. Karyokinesis refers to the division of the nucleus in single-cell reproduction, the opening five-note g...

Preisungen was composed in 1989 and dedicated to Britta and Markus Stockhausen to their wedding. To describe it in a perfunctory manner: Preisungen is a four-movement work conceived as a duo with part...

Preisungen was composed in 1989 and dedicated to Britta and Markus Stockhausen to their wedding. To describe it in a perfunctory manner: Preisungen is a four-movement work conceived as a duo with part...

Although Sally Tepper died at the young age of 24 she had a huge impact on everyone she met. So Memoriae Sal is about Sally, her love of life, the joy she brought other people, and how she is missed.

Although Sally Tepper died at the young age of 24 she had a huge impact on everyone she met. So Memoriae Sal is about Sally, her love of life, the joy she brought other people, and how she is missed.

The work is a tribute to the Hungarian composer Zoltán Kodály (1882-1967). The lyrical cantilenas, dramatic recitatives and the chamber music approach of the piece represent an equally demanding chall...

The work is a tribute to the Hungarian composer Zoltán Kodály (1882-1967). The lyrical cantilenas, dramatic recitatives and the chamber music approach of the piece represent an equally demanding chall...

In these 4 Miniatures for four trumpets and piano, Anthony Plog explores the chamber music possibilities of this unusual and lively combination of instruments. With great finesse, he distributes melod...

In these 4 Miniatures for four trumpets and piano, Anthony Plog explores the chamber music possibilities of this unusual and lively combination of instruments. With great finesse, he distributes melod...

This is a two-movement piece: a short prelude in 4/4, followed by a scherzo in 12/8. The main concept of the work places two instrumental groups in musical combat that is sometimes dramatic and violen...

This work was commissioned in 1995 by the Suisa Foundation for Music, and was one of the required works at the world Trumpet Competition in Guebwiller, France. It was written for solo trumpet and stri...

This work was commissioned in 1995 by the Suisa Foundation for Music, and was one of the required works at the world Trumpet Competition in Guebwiller, France. It was written for solo trumpet and stri...

One of the most spectacular trumpet concerto written in the last 50 years.

One of the most spectacular trumpet concerto written in the last 50 years.

This trumpet concerto (op. 123) was written in 1866 and was first performed by the Banda Nazionale, conducted by the composer, on 15th April 1866 in the Piazza Garibaldi and on 3rd May in the Piazza C...

This trumpet concerto (op. 123) was written in 1866 and was first performed by the Banda Nazionale, conducted by the composer, on 15th April 1866 in the Piazza Garibaldi and on 3rd May in the Piazza C...

Fortuna for trumpet and piano came about as a commission by the Belgian trumpeter Manu Mellaerts. The title of the work refers to the goddess Fortuna of Roman mythology, who represents fate and fortun...